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Last update: 5 hours agoClimate & Health Planning: New forecasts tied to intensifying El Niño are raising the odds of record heat and cascading drought, flooding, and disease risk—especially for young children, older people, and people with disabilities—while a UN-backed warning says care services are still missing from many National Adaptation Plans and Nationally Determined Contributions. Diplomacy Watch: The Africa–France summit in Nairobi (May 11–12) is framed as a test of Macron’s “new Africa” approach after major West African rifts with Paris, with Guinea-Bissau already in the spotlight. Local Tech & Inclusion: Guinea-Bissau’s mobile finance ecosystem gets a leadership boost: Orange Mobile Finance Guinea-Bissau’s CEO track record is highlighted in a regional CEO appointment story. Food Systems: In Guinea-Bissau’s rice belt, a Chinese agricultural mission says improved irrigation and training helped a women’s association push yields up and lift household incomes. Water Inequality Lens: A new UNU-INWEH report flags overlapping water insecurity, poverty, and gender inequality across developing countries, naming Guinea-Bissau in a “lose-lose-lose” cluster.
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